CN1788226A - Variable shape lens - Google Patents
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Abstract
A variable lens (100; 200; 220; 240; 250; 300; 350) comprises a chamber (125), with an optical axis (90) extending through the chamber (125). The chamber (125) contains a first fluid (130) and a second fluid (140) in contact over a meniscus (150) extending transverse the optical axis (90). The perimeter of the meniscus (150) is fixedly located on an internal surface (120) of the chamber (125). The fluids (130, 140)are substantially immiscible and have different indices of refraction. A pump (110) is arranged to controllably alter the shape of the meniscus (150) by altering the relative volume of each of the fluids (130, 140) contained within the chamber (125).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of variable lens, comprise the optical device of this lens, and the method for making this lens and this equipment.
Background technology
Lens are that the light that can make one or more wavelength focuses on the equipment of (assemble or disperse).Term light is interpreted as the electromagnetic radiation that comprises both visible electromagnetic radiation and other wavelength.
Variable (or adjustable) lens are a kind of like this lens, wherein can controllably adjust one or more character of these lens, for example, can change the focal length or the position of lens.
DE19710668 has described a kind of variable focus lens package 40, as shown in Figure 1A and 1B.Lens combination 40 comprises the elastic film 42 that is full of fluid 44.Pressure by fluid 44 in the pump 46 control films.Dotted line is represented the optical axis 90 of lens combination 40.Film 42 is as variable lens, and the shape of these lens (and so lens strength (power of lens)) changes according to the pressure of fluid 44.Figure 1A illustrates the fluid 44 that is under the low pressure, and promptly film 42 forms biconcave lens.Figure 1B illustrates the fluid 44 that is under the high pressure, and film 42 forms biconvex lens.
There are many shortcomings in this system.Because film surface moves, be difficult to the influence that keeps good optical character and vibrated easily.In addition, it is subjected to the influence of mechanical fatigue easily.The shape of controlling these lens not only depends on the gravity and the pressure of fluid 44, and depends on the elasticity of film 42.Therefore, the scope that obtains required lens shape may be problematic, particularly under the time dependent situation of the elasticity of film 42.In addition, elastic film is not airtight usually, causes fluid to evaporate from this equipment in time.
Varifocal lens based on electrowetting device also is known.Electrowetting device is the equipment that utilizes electric wetting phenomena work.In electricity was wetting, the three-phase contact angle changed with impressed voltage.Three-phase has constituted two kinds of fluids and a kind of solid.
International Patent Application WO 99/18456 has been described the Varifocal lens that utilizes electrowetting effect.Fig. 2 is the viewgraph of cross-section of this typical optical device.This equipment has two kinds of immiscible fluids 80,87 of sealing in the seal cavity 92 (being case or chamber).The term unmixing represents that two kinds of fluids do not mix.First fluid 80 is insulator (a for example silicone oil), and second fluid 87 is (for example potpourris of water and ethanol) of conduction.First fluid 80 has different refractive indexes with second fluid 87.
Can apply voltage to two electrodes 51,52 from voltage source 50, thereby between first fluid 87 and electrode 52, produce electric field (insulation course 65 prevents second fluid of second electrode, 52 contact conductions).
Put on the voltage of second fluid 87 by change, the interface shape between the first fluid 80 and second fluid 87 changes, thereby the lens function that interface 85 is provided changes.The diameter that ring centered on by hydrophilizing agent 70 that equipment among Fig. 1 has on insulation course 65 is the waterproofing membrane 60 of D1, with location first fluid 80.
Also there are many shortcomings in this electrowetting lens.For example, lens shape is limited by variable voltage, and this lens shape is influenced by the unevenness of insulation course simultaneously.This configuration needs relative higher voltage to change the shape at interface 85.In addition, insulation course stands the influence of charging (particularly under high voltage) possibly.If insulation course charges unevenly, will cause contact angle not wait so, thereby cause aspheric lens.In addition, this lens can not become negative power lens (vice versa) from the positive light coke lens.
The purpose of the embodiment of the invention is to provide a kind of variable lens, and it solves one or more problems of the prior art of mentioning or not mentioning herein.Another object of the present invention is to provide the optical device that comprises this lens, and the method for making this lens and this equipment.
Summary of the invention
In first aspect, the invention provides a kind of variable lens, comprising: case; Extend through the optical axis of this case; This case comprises the first fluid and second fluid, and these two kinds of fluids contact on the meniscus of cross-section optical axis extending, and the periphery of this meniscus is fixedly located on the inside surface of this case, and these two kinds of fluids are immiscible basically, and have different refractive indexes; With at least one pump, be used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid that this case holds and controllably change the shape of meniscus.
Therefore meniscus between these two kinds of lens can adjust effective shape of lens at an easy rate as lens by the shape that changes meniscus.Owing to do not need mechanical part in the light path of lens, so mechanical wear and breakage can not take place in light path.Therefore in addition, lens shape and change in voltage do not have direct relation, make lens not rely on charging effect in the insulation course.In addition, this design makes the lens of manufacturing be adjusted into negative power lens (vice versa) from the positive light coke lens, thereby allows the design freedom of wide region.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of optical device that comprises variable lens, these lens comprise: case; Extend through the optical axis of this case; This case comprises the first fluid and second fluid, and these two kinds of fluids contact on the meniscus of cross-section optical axis extending, and the periphery of this meniscus is fixedly located on the inside surface of this case, and these two kinds of fluids are immiscible basically, and have different refractive indexes; With at least one pump, be used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid that this case holds and controllably change the shape of meniscus.
Aspect another, the invention provides a kind of method of making variable lens, this method comprises: case is provided, and optical axis extending is by this case; Place the first fluid and second fluid in this case, these two kinds of fluids are contacted on the meniscus of cross-section optical axis extending, the periphery of this meniscus is fixedly located on the inside surface of this case, and these two kinds of fluids are immiscible basically, and have different refractive indexes; And at least one pump is provided, be used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid that this case holds and controllably change the shape of meniscus.
Aspect another, the invention provides a kind of method of making optical device, this method may further comprise the steps: variable lens is provided, and this variable lens comprises: case; Extend through the optical axis of this case; This case comprises the first fluid and second fluid, and these two kinds of fluids contact on the meniscus of cross-section optical axis extending, and the periphery of this meniscus is fixedly located on the inside surface of this case, and these two kinds of fluids are immiscible basically, and have different refractive indexes; With at least one pump, be used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid that this case holds and controllably change the shape of meniscus.
The preferred feature that other purposes of the present invention and advantage will be illustrated according to the claims of enclosing and apparent.
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By the mode of example, understand the present invention better with reference to accompanying drawing, and illustrate how to realize each embodiment of the present invention now, in the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1A and 1B illustrate the schematic cross-section of two kinds of different configurations of known variable lens;
Fig. 2 represents the schematic cross-section of the electric wetting variable lens of known type;
Fig. 3 A and 3B represent the schematic cross-section according to the variable lens of first embodiment of the invention respectively, and the equivalent optical function element that is provided by this variable lens;
Fig. 4 A-4C represents the schematic cross-section according to the variable lens of another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 represents the schematic cross-section according to the variable lens of another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 represents the schematic cross-section according to the variable lens of further embodiment of this invention;
Fig. 7 represents the schematic cross-section according to the variable lens of another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 represents the equipment that comprises variable lens that is used for scanning optical record carrier according to the embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 9 represents the variable focus image capture device that comprises variable lens according to the embodiment of the invention.
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Fig. 3 A illustrates the variable lens according to first embodiment of the invention.Lens 100 can be considered to be formed by two kinds of different elements: the lens function that is formed by the meniscus 150 between two kinds of fluids 130,140 and being used to changes the pump 110 of the shape of this lens function.
Fluid is in response to any power and changes the material of its shape, and it is easy to flow or meets the profile of fluid tank, and comprises gas, liquid, steam and the solidliquid mixture that can flow.
Two kinds of fluids 130,140 are immiscible basically, and promptly two kinds of fluids are not mixed.Two kinds of fluids 130,140 have different refractive indexes.Like this, because these two kinds of fluids have different refractive indexes, therefore provide lens function by the meniscus 150 that forms along two kinds of fluid surface of contact.Lens function is that meniscus 150 makes the light of one or more wavelength focus on the ability of (assemble or disperse).In this particular example, suppose that the refractive index of fluid 130 is higher than the refractive index of fluid 140.
These two kinds of fluids preferably have the density that equates basically, so that make the effect minimum of gravity to lens 100.
Fluid 130,140 is sealed in the case 125.In this embodiment, case 125 is taked the form of longitudinal extension pipe, and this pipe has the sidewall that is limited by inside surface 120.Optical axis is by this pipe longitudinal extension.In this particular example, pipe is a cylindrical tube, has constant circular cross-sectional area, and optical axis is coaxial with tubular axis.Extra wall 121,122 extends to form fluid-encapsulated case 125 in the end of pipe., transparent in the case 125 along at least a portion wall the 121, the 122nd of optical axis 90.If desired, one or two in these walls 121,122 can be lens shape.
The optical axis 90 of the meniscus 150 cross-section lens 100 between two kinds of fluids 130,140 extends.Cross-section expression meniscus of term and optical axis intersection (being that it strides across optical axis extending), and be not parallel to optical axis; Meniscus 150 can intersect with any required angle and optical axis 90.The sidewall 120 of pipe defines the periphery of meniscus 150.
Usually, for fluid 130,140 is positioned in the required part of case 125, the zones of different of case has different wettables to every kind of fluid, and therefore every kind of fluid will be attracted by zone separately.Wettable is the degree in a zone of fluid wets (covering).For example, if fluid 130 is a water, and fluid 140 is an oil, and the inside surface of wall 122 can be hydrophilic so, thereby attracts fluid 130 and do not attract fluid 140.
The surface 120 of the sidewall of the peripheral contact tube of meniscus 150.The periphery of meniscus is fixedly located on the surface 120.In other words, the position 151 of the peripheral surface in contact 120 of meniscus 150 is fixed, that is, meniscus perimeter is fixed on this surface.In this particular example, for example on the surface 120 from the hydrophobic hydrophilic position 151 that becomes, the wettable sudden change by should the surface at 151 places, position is fixed on meniscus perimeter on this surface.
The shape of meniscus 150 is determined by the pressure differential between two kinds of fluids and the internal diameter of cylinder.Shown meniscus 150 is convex surface (observing from the angle of fluid 130).
Pump 110 links to each other with the case 125 that is full of fluid, is used for one or more a large amount of fluid pumps are delivered to case 125 or extracted one or more a large amount of fluids out from case 125.
In this particular example, pump 110 is used for the volume (vice versa) that increases the volume of fluid 130 simultaneously and reduce fluid 140, and is identical with the cumulative volume that keeps two kinds of fluids in the case 125.The result is, because the periphery of meniscus will be fixed on the surface 120, so the shape of meniscus 150 will change.
For example, if add extra fluid 130 to case 125, the shape variable of meniscus gets more protrudingly so, promptly forms the meniscus by dotted line 150 ' expression.Interchangeable is that if add extra fluid 140, the shape variable of this meniscus is by dotted line 150 so, and " shape of expression, promptly meniscus becomes concave surface (observing from the angle of fluid 130).Should be appreciated that,, the shape of meniscus can be become plane, concave surface from convex surface by changing the volume of fluid in the case 125.
When the maximum curvature of wishing meniscus appears at meniscus and forms semisphere.But, should be appreciated that, the threshold pressure that may exist meniscus to move, thus when the pressure change had overcome the fixation of meniscus greatly, meniscus is the shift position subsequently.This threshold pressure depends on the amount that wettable changes.
When Fig. 3 B had represented that refractive index when fluid 130 is greater than fluid 140, by effective optical functional element that meniscus 150 provides, promptly focal length was the optical functional element of the plano-convex lens 160 of f.In other words, meniscus 150 provides the function of lens 160 effectively, and it focuses on directional light 170 (inciding on the lens along the direction that is parallel to optical axis 90) and the focus 172 of these lens at a distance of f.
When meniscus changes shape (, become dotted line 150 among Fig. 3 A ' shown in shape), this effective lens function also changes so, become dotted line 160 ' shown in shape.Because meniscus 150 ' more crooked more than meniscus 150, these lens will have bigger focal power so,, have shorter focal length that is, thus with directional light 170 focus on the focus 172 shorter with this lens distance '.
In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 A, change location meniscus 150 by surperficial wettable with fixing.But, should be appreciated that, can use other technologies to fix the position of meniscus perimeter.
For example, Fig. 4 A, 4B and 4C illustrate the viewgraph of cross-section according to the variable lens 200,220,240 of other embodiments of the invention.Identical Reference numeral is represented similar parts.
The case 125 of equipment 200 can be envisioned as two parts (125a, 125b).These two part 125a, 125b are cylindrical tube, and each is sealing at one end all.These two part 125a have different circular cross sections with 125b, and one of them part (125b) is less than another part (125a).Therefore, produce step (step) in the place that two pipes engage with outside corner.
In this particular example, the geometric configuration by the surface 120 that meniscus contacted changes and this meniscus is fixed on the appropriate location.Particularly, the corner (position 151) of step in the peripheral surface in contact 120 of meniscus.The sudden change of geometric configuration is enough to locate regularly the periphery of meniscus.
Should be appreciated that, can utilize other geometric configuratioies to change location meniscus 150 with fixing.Preferably, meniscus institute position contacting is the surface of angle of arrival sudden change.Angle changes (for example edge or corner are rapid more or sharp-pointed more) more greatly, and the fixation of meniscus is big more, so the variation of the radius-of-curvature that meniscus experienced is big more.
For instance, Fig. 4 B illustrates equipment 220, and in this equipment, annulation (or ring) is in the extension on every side of the part of inside surface 120.Preferably, the plane of annulation is perpendicular to optical axis 90.This annulation has triangular cross section, therefore forms the sharp corner on the inside surface of ring.Meniscus contacts this corner (position 151).
Fig. 4 C illustrates alternative embodiment of the present invention, and it generally is similar to the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 B.In this specific examples, this annulation is extremely thin, so the inside surface of this annulation is actually a spike (spike).Meniscus 150 locates to contact this ring in this sharp internal surface (position 151).Change about other suitable geometric configuratioies of the position that is suitable for fixed bend lunar surface 150 and will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art.
If desired, can meniscus 150 be fixed on the appropriate location by changing geometric configuration and changing wettable.For example, in Fig. 4 A, 4B, 4C, strengthen fixation by wettable sudden change at place, position, sharp corner case.
Should be appreciated that, can pump fluid in many ways in the case 125 and from case 125 and pump out, for example utilize mechanical pump.Fig. 5 illustrates alternative embodiment of the present invention, wherein aspirates by electricity is wetting.
In equipment shown in Figure 5 250, suppose that the water wetted material by for example glass forms the cylinder that limits case 125, this case comprises two kinds of fluids.In this embodiment, first fluid 130 is a water, and second fluid 140 is an oil.The top 122 that limits the inside surface 120 of case 125 scribbles hydrophobic layer.The result is, the water glass of getting wet, but can not get hydrophobic coating wet.Therefore, wettable variation is fixed on the appropriate location with the periphery of meniscus 150.Should be appreciated that the character (quality) of the circumference of the lens function that is provided by meniscus is to be determined by the precision of deposition (perhaps remove, if coating at first is coated on all inside surfaces, so optionally remove) coating.
For example, can partly remove material layer by lathe or by photoetching technique.By many technology, comprise that injection moulding can obtain the accurate variation of geometric configuration.
Have another meniscus 112 in passage 116, it defines two kinds of interfaces between the liquid.Therefore utilize the curvature (change its position) of electric this meniscus 112 of wetting change, the result has changed the volume of fluid in the case 125.To carry out electricity wetting by apply voltage between electrode 114 and electrode 118, thereby the three-phase contact angle between the surface of two kinds of fluids 130,140 and passage 116 is changed.
In this particular example, the radius of passage 116 is much smaller than the radius of case 125.Therefore, the less relatively variation of the contact angle of meniscus 112 will cause the very large variation of contact angle of meniscus 150 in the case 125 in the passage 116.Passage 116 must long enough to adapt to the required scope and the motion of meniscus 112.If desired, passage 116 can be formed by the pipe of for example flexible tubing, perhaps by second cylinder (for example can be placed on around first cylinder than large cylinder, be similar to the layout shown in Fig. 4) form.
Fig. 6 illustrates the variable lens 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention.In this particular example, limit two kinds of fluids the 130, the 140th of the meniscus 150 of lens, immiscible, but it is wetting to be not necessarily suited for electricity.For example, first fluid 130 can be a fluorinated oil, and second fluid 140 can be a hydrocarbon ils.Fluorinated oil has low-down refractive index, thereby can obtain very big refringence between two kinds of fluids.
Again the periphery of meniscus 150 is fixed on the appropriate location by wettable sudden change.The top of the inside surface of case 125 scribbles can be by the wetting layer of hydrocarbon ils (for example tygon), and the remainder of this inside surface scribbles can be by the wetting layer of fluorinated oil (for example teflon).The water 135 (being called " water bolt ") that has certain volume in the passage 116.It is wetting to suppose that hydrocarbon ils 140 is suitable for electricity, can utilize the wetting water bolt that comes in the movable passageway of electricity so, and this reflects corresponding the moving of passage outside by fluid 130 and 140.Therefore,, can change the shape of big meniscus 150, change power of lens thus by the swabbing action that water bolt 135 provides.
This lens 300 be as the meniscus 150 that why not needs to provide lensing for two kinds of fluids to be suitable for the wetting example of electricity, these two kinds of fluids must only be immiscible.In this example, have only in the fluid 130,140 that a kind of to be suitable for electricity wetting, provide additive fluid (bolt 135) as pump for using electrowetting effect.But, should be appreciated that if these fluids move by for example effect of another pump of mechanical pump, the scope of so possible liquid becomes bigger.Therefore, suitable design allows to carry out selecting in selected fluid type widelyer.
Fig. 7 illustrates the lens 350 according to another embodiment of the present invention.These lens 350 generally are similar to the lens 250 shown in Fig. 5.But, in this particular example, in newel 124 leading-in boxs 125.Post 124 is scribbling hydrophobic layer 122 with the outer circle barrel 122 equal heights relative position of optical axis 90 (that is, perpendicular to).The securing meniscus 150 of result is annulars.This meniscus is not introduced focal power now, but has introduced spherical aberration.The degree of the spherical aberration that meniscus 150 is introduced depends on the curvature of annular meniscus, and spherical aberration has very wide scope probably.Therefore, can be with this lens as aberration corrector.
In these special lens 350, post 124 is taked the drum forms coaxial with optical axis 90.But, should be appreciated that in fact this post also can be taked any required shape, perhaps be arranged in case 125 any desired positions.These post 124 wettable variations do not need to change with the wettable of surface on 120 and are positioned at sustained height.
Various types of pumps all can be used as pump 110.For example, International Patent Application WO 02/069016 how to have described in a large number can mobile fluid mode, for example electrocapillary, differential pressure electrocapillarity (differential-pressure electro-capillarity), electricity is wetting, continuous electric is wetting, electrophoresis, electric osmose, dielectrophoresis, the suction of electric hydrodynamic(al) (electrohydrodynamic pumping), hot kapillary (thermocapillary), thermal expansion, dielectric suction or variable dielectric suction, and any in these modes may be used to provide pump 110 required suction.Interchangeable is that pump can be a mechanical pump.
Although in the above embodiments, pipe is described as round tube (that is, it has circular cross section), should be appreciated that in fact, pipe can have any required xsect, for example square, rectangle or ellipse.
Equally, in the above embodiments, lens are described as being formed by two kinds of fluids, the interface between the fluid provides lens function.But, should be appreciated that in fact, these lens can comprise any amount of fluid.For example, these lens can comprise two kinds of oil being opened by large quantity of moisture.Therefore, produce the double lens with two meniscuss, each meniscus is corresponding to the interface between water and a kind of oil.Can fix each in these two meniscuss.By changing separately volume of every kind of fluid (that is, by changing the volume of water contained in the pipe, and the volume of every kind of oil in the pipe), can controllably change by these two lens function that meniscus provides.
Should be appreciated that variable lens of the present invention can constitute the part of any optical device that needs lens.
Fig. 8 illustrates the equipment 1 that is used for scanning optical record carrier 2, comprises objective system 18, and this objective system comprises the Varifocal lens according to the embodiment of the invention.Record carrier comprises hyaline layer 3, and Information Level 4 places a side of this hyaline layer.Protect a side opposite on this Information Level by protective seam 5, make it not affected by environment with hyaline layer.Hyaline layer is called the plane of incidence 6 towards a side of this equipment.Hyaline layer 3 by providing mechanical support to Information Level as the substrate of record carrier.
Interchangeablely be; hyaline layer can only have the effect of protection Information Level; and provide mechanical support by the one deck that is positioned on the Information Level opposite side, for example by protective seam 5, perhaps provide mechanical support by additional information layer and the hyaline layer that is connected to Information Level 4.
But the form of information according to the mark of the optical detection that is provided with on substantially parallel, concentric or helical orbit can be stored in the Information Level 4 of record carrier.These marks can be the forms of any optical readable, and for example reflection coefficient or direction of magnetization are different from a plurality of pits of its surrounding environment or the form in a plurality of zones, or the combination of these forms.
Scanning device 1 comprise can emitted radiation light beam 12 radiation source 11.Radiation source can be a semiconductor laser.The radiation laser beam 12 that beam splitter 13 is dispersed towards collimation lens 14 reflections, this collimation lens becomes collimated light beam 15 with divergent beams 12.Collimated light beam 15 is incident on the objective system 18.
Objective system can comprise one or more lens and/or grating.Objective system 18 has optical axis 19.Objective system 18 becomes convergent beam 20 with light beam 17, is incident on the plane of incidence 6 of record carrier 2.Objective system has and is suitable for making radiation laser beam to pass through the spherical aberration correction of the thickness of hyaline layer 3.Convergent beam 20 forms luminous point 21 on Information Level 4.Information Level 4 radiation reflected form divergent beams 22, change it into light beam 23 of collimation basically by objective system 18, change it into convergent beam 24 by collimation lens 14 subsequently.Beam splitter 13 is by separating forward beam and folded light beam to detection system 25 transmission at least a portion convergent beams 24.Detection system is caught this radiation, and it is become electrical output signal 26.Signal processor 27 becomes various other signals with these output signals.
One of these signals are information signals 28, the information that its value representative is read from Information Level 4.Handle this information signal to carry out error correction 29 by information process unit.Other signals from signal processor 27 are focus error signal and radial error signal.Focus error signal is represented the axial difference in height between luminous point 21 and the Information Level 4.Radial error signal is represented in the plane of Information Level 4, the distance between the orbit centre of the Information Level that luminous point 21 and luminous point are followed.Focus error signal and radial error signal are fed in the servo circuit 31, and this servo circuit becomes these signals the servo-control signal 32 of controlling focus actuator and radial actuator respectively.These actuators are not shown among the figure.Focus actuator control objective system 18 is controlled the physical location of luminous point 21 thus, thereby its plane with Information Level 4 is overlapped basically along the position of focus direction 33.Radial actuator control object lens 18 are 34 position radially, controls the radial position of luminous point 21 thus, thus make its with Information Level 4 in the center line of the track followed overlap basically.Track among the figure extends along the direction perpendicular to drawing.
In this particular example, the equipment of Fig. 8 also is suitable for scanning the record carrier of second type, and it has the hyaline layer thicker than record carrier 2.This equipment can use radiation laser beam 12 or have the radiation laser beam of the different wave length that is used to scan second type of record carriers.The NA of this radiation laser beam can be suitable for such record carrier.The spherical aberration compensation that correspondingly, must be fit to this objective system.
For example, in double-deck BD (Blu-ray disc) dish, two Information Levels are positioned at 0.1mm and 0.08mm degree of depth place; Therefore their 0.02mm of being separated by usually.When from one deck to another layer when focusing on again because the depth difference of Information Level, produce the unwanted spherical aberration of about 200m λ, need compensate it.This offsets these two spherical aberrations by introducing spherical aberration in objective system 18 and realizes.
In one embodiment of the invention, by utilizing according to variable lens of the present invention, the collimation that is incident on the light beam 15 on the objective system 18 by change is introduced spherical aberration in objective system 18.This variable lens can be added as the extras in the light path of light beam 15, perhaps this variable lens constitutes the part (for example, lens 14 are compound lenses) of lens 14.By changing the shape of meniscus in the variable lens, can be as required light beam 15 be assembled slightly or dispersed from parallel becoming, thereby introduce required spherical aberration.
Fig. 9 explanation comprises the variable focus image capture device 400 according to the lens of alternative embodiment of the present invention.
To disappear and dazzle the front that diaphragm (glare stop) 416 and aperture diaphragm 418 add lens to.Pixelation (pixellated) imageing sensor 420 is arranged in the sensor plane of lens back, described sensor such as CMOS (complementary metal oxide silicon) sensor array.
The inside surface of front lens 404 and rear lens 406 can be coated with matcoveredn, and is incompatible with fluid 130 and 140 with the material of avoiding making lens.Protective seam also can have antireflective properties.
Example according to top should be appreciated that, in each embodiment of the present invention, provides a kind of variable lens, wherein can adjust the shape of these lens at an easy rate by controllably changing two kinds of meniscus shapes between the fluid.Owing to do not need mechanical component in the light path, so light path can not suffer mechanical wear and breakage.In addition, can have these lens of adjustment between positive light coke or the negative power.
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1. variable lens (100; 200; 220; 240; 250; 300; 350), comprising:
-case (125);
-extend through the optical axis (90) of this case (125);
-this case comprises first fluid (130) and second fluid (140), described fluid is gone up contact at the meniscus (150) that cross-section optical axis (90) extends, the periphery of this meniscus (150) is fixedly located on the inside surface (120) of this case (125), described fluid (130,140) come down to immisciblely, and have different refractive indexes; With
-at least one pump (110) is used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid (130,140) that this case (125) holds and controllably changes the shape of meniscus (150).
2. lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein the periphery of this meniscus (150) is located in the variation of at least one characteristic by described surface (120) with fixing.
3. lens as claimed in claim 2, wherein this variation is the geometric configuration variation on surface (120).
4. as claim 2 or 3 described lens, wherein this variation is the wettable variation on described surface (120).
5. as the described lens of each claim of front, at least one came work below wherein pump (110) utilized: electrocapillary, differential pressure electrocapillary, electricity is wetting, continuous electric is wetting, electrophoresis, electric osmose, dielectrophoresis, the suction of electric hydrodynamic(al), machinery suction, hot kapillary, thermal expansion, dielectric aspirates or variable dielectric aspirates.
6. as the described lens of each claim of front, its raising middle flask (125) has circle, rectangle or oval cross section.
7. as the described lens of each claim of front, wherein these lens further comprise post (124), and it extends in case (125), and the periphery of contact meniscus (150), and the periphery of this meniscus is fixedly located on the surface of this post.
8. as the described lens of each claim of front, wherein this case (125) further comprises three-fluid, this three-fluid contacts with second fluid on second meniscus that cross-section optical axis (90) extends, the periphery of this second meniscus is fixedly located on the inside surface (120) of case (125), second fluid (140) and three-fluid come down to immiscible, and have different refractive indexes.
9. as the described lens of front claim 8, wherein this three-fluid and first fluid (130) are identical materials.
10. optical device (1; 400), comprise variable lens (100; 200; 220; 240; 250; 300; 350), these lens comprise:
-case (125);
-extend through the optical axis (90) of this case (125);
-this case (125) comprises first fluid (130) and second fluid (140), described fluid is gone up contact at the meniscus (150) that cross-section optical axis (90) extends, the periphery of this meniscus (150) is fixedly located on the inside surface (120) of this case (125), described fluid (130,140) come down to immisciblely, and have different refractive indexes; With
-at least one pump (110) is used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid (130,140) that this case (125) holds and controllably changes the shape of meniscus (150).
11. optical device as claimed in claim 10, wherein this equipment is optical scanning device (1), with the Information Level (4) that is used for scanning optical record carrier (2), this equipment comprises and is used to produce radiation laser beam (12,15,20) radiation source (11) and being used for this radiation laser beam (12,15,20) be focused at objective system (18) on the Information Level (4).
12. optical device as claimed in claim 10, wherein this equipment is variable focus image capture device (400).
13. make variable lens (100 for one kind; 200; 220; 240; 250; 300; 350) method, this method comprises:
-case (125) is provided, optical axis (90) extends through this case;
-placement first fluid (130) and second fluid (140) in case (125), make these two kinds of fluids (130,140) meniscus (150) that extends at cross-section optical axis (90) is gone up contact, the periphery of this meniscus (150) is fixedly located on the inside surface (120) of this case (125), described fluid (130,140) come down to immisciblely, and have different refractive indexes; With
-at least one pump (110) is provided, be used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid (130,140) that this case (125) holds and controllably change the shape of meniscus (150).
14. manufacturing optical device (1; 400) method, this method may further comprise the steps:
-variable lens (100 is provided; 200; 220; 240; 250; 300; 350), this variable lens comprises:
-case (125); Extend through the optical axis (90) of this case (125), this case (125) comprises first fluid (130) and second fluid (140), described fluid is gone up contact at the meniscus (150) that cross-section optical axis (90) extends, the periphery of this meniscus (150) is fixedly located on the inside surface (120) of this case (125), described fluid (130,140) come down to immisciblely, and have different refractive indexes; With
-at least one pump (110) is provided, be used for the relative volume by changing each described fluid (130,140) that this case (125) holds and controllably change the shape of meniscus (150).
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